Undergraduate Program

Term Schedule

In addition to these courses, undergraduates may register for the graduate course OPT 492, THZ PHENOMENA & TECHNOLOGY.

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Fall 2020

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
OPT 1000-1 Teaching Assistantship Gary Wicks –
Graduate teaching assistantship in Optics
OPT 101-1 Intro to Optics Thomas Brown TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
A discussion of the properties of light: refraction, imaging, diffraction, interference, the development of the microscope, telescope, laser, the Internet, information storage and display, and medical applications. Demonstrations. The EAS10X seminar/workshop is required for all students taking an EAS10X course for credit. Seminars discuss engineering and applied sciences in the real world, and provide overviews of Optics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Audio and Music Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Location Goergen Hall Room 101 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
OPT 201-1 Geometrical Optics Lab Jim Zavislan MW 6:15PM - 9:55PM
Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving. Location Wilmot Room 504 (MW 6:15PM - 9:55PM)
OPT 201-2 Geometrical Optics Lab Jim Zavislan TR 3:25PM - 6:05PM
Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving. Location Wilmot Room 504 (TR 3:25PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 201-3 Geometrical Optics Lab Jim Zavislan TR 6:15PM - 9:55PM
Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving. Location Wilmot Room 504 (TR 6:15PM - 9:55PM)
OPT 203-1 Instrumentation Lab Lecture Jennifer Kruschwitz M 9:00AM - 10:15AM
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. Location (M 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
OPT 203-2 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz T 6:15PM - 9:15PM
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (T 6:15PM - 9:15PM)
OPT 203-3 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz F 12:30PM - 3:30PM
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (F 12:30PM - 3:30PM)
OPT 203-4 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz R 6:15PM - 9:15PM
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (R 6:15PM - 9:15PM)
OPT 203-5 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz W 6:15PM - 9:15PM
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (W 6:15PM - 9:15PM)
OPT 211-1 Matlab for Optics I Lecture Gregory Savich M 7:40PM - 10:20PM
Teaches techniques of transforming continuous problems to discrete mathematical models. Students learn computational methods for solving problems in optics using high level software. Includes labs. Location (M 7:40PM - 10:20PM)
OPT 212-1 Matlab for Opt Majors II Lec Gregory Savich M 10:25AM - 11:40AM
MATLAB II for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211 Location (M 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 212-2 Matlab for Opt Majors Lab A – W 8:00AM - 8:50AM
MATLAB I for Optics Majors Location (W 8:00AM - 8:50AM)
OPT 212-3 Matlab for Opt Majors Lab B – F 9:00AM - 10:15AM
MATLAB for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211 Location (F 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
OPT 241-1 Geometrical Optics Julie Bentley TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Hutchison Hall Room 141 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
OPT 241-2 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley T 6:15PM - 7:30PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Gavett Hall Room 202 (T 6:15PM - 7:30PM)
OPT 241-3 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley T 6:15PM - 7:30PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Gavett Hall Room 206 (T 6:15PM - 7:30PM)
OPT 241-4 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley T 6:15PM - 7:30PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Goergen Hall Room 108 (T 6:15PM - 7:30PM)
OPT 241-5 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Computer Studies Room 209 (W 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 241-6 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Harkness Room 210 (W 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 241-7 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. Location Hylan Building Room 202 (W 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 242-1 Aberrations, Intrfer Metrs Brian Kruschwitz TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Optics majors have more fun! Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261. Location Hoyt Hall Room 104 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
OPT 242-2 Aberrations,Interfer Met-Rec – F 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261.\ Location (F 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 243-1 Optical Fab. and Testing Jessica Nelson MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. Location Goergen Hall Room 108 (MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 243-2 Fabrication and Testing Rec Jessica Nelson MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. Location Computer Studies Room 209 (MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 243-3 Opt Fabrication&Testing Lab Jessica Nelson M 9:00AM - 12:00PM
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (M 9:00AM - 12:00PM)
OPT 243-4 Opt Fabrication&Testing Lab Jessica Nelson W 9:00AM - 12:00PM
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (W 9:00AM - 12:00PM)
OPT 243-5 Opt Fabrication&Testing Lab Jessica Nelson R 3:00PM - 6:00PM
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must be in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. Location Goergen Hall Room 427 (R 3:00PM - 6:00PM)
OPT 245-1 Precision Instrument Design Ethan Burnham-Fay TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM
This course focuses teaching the multidisciplinary aspects of designing complex, precise systems. In these systems, aspects from mechanics, optics, electronics, design for manufacturing/assembly, and metrology/qualification must all be considered to design, build, and demonstrate a successful precision system. The goal of this class is to develop a fundamental understanding of multidisciplinary design for designing the next generation of advanced instrumentation. This course is open to graduate students in engineering and physics backgrounds although it has a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and systems engineering topics. This course is open to undergraduates who are in their senior year. Location Bausch & Lomb Room 109 (TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 246-1 Optical Interference Coating James Oliver TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Optical interference in a multilayer stack and its application to anti-reflection coatings, beamsplitters, laser mirrors, polarizers, and bandpass filters. Prerequisites: OPT 262 Location Online Room 7 (ASE) (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 253-1 Quantum & Nano Opt Lab Svetlana Lukishova –
This laboratory course (3 hours per week) exposes students to cutting-edge photon counting instrumentation and methods with applications ranging from quantum information to nanotechnology,biotechnology and medicine. Major topics include quantum entanglement and Bells inequalities, single-photon interference, single-emitter confocal fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy, photonic bandgap materials, Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometer, and photon antibunching. Each lab also includes lecture and discussions of lab materials.
OPT 262-1 Electromagnetic Theory Andrew Berger TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
Electromagnetic Theory: Maxwell's equations in differential form, dipole radiation, Rayleigh scattering, polarization,energy flow (Poynting vector), plane waves, wave propagation in air/glass/metals, reflection and refraction, birefringence, polarization-sensitive optical elements (wave plates and polarizers),applications to nonlinear and quantum optics. Location Lattimore Room 201 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
OPT 310-1 Senior Design I Wayne Knox MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
Specifications, project development, and project planning will include design alternatives and subsystem segmentation discussions. Prerequisites: Optics senior standing or permission from instructor. Location Online Room 15 (ASE) (MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM)
OPT 320-1 Senior Thesis I Wayne Knox MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
Under faculty supervision, preparation for year-long independent research or participation in ongoing graduate group research. Students wishing to major in 'Optics' will register for this course. Prerequisite: Optics senior standing or instructor permission. Location Online Room 15 (ASE) (MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM)
OPT 386V-1 Visiting Student in Optics – –
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OPT 391-1 Independent Study – –
Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.
OPT 394-1 Internship – –
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OPT 395-1 Independent Research Wayne Knox –
Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration.
OPT 395-2 Undergraduate Rearch Project William Renninger –
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OPT 395-3 Undergraduate Rearch Project – –
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Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
OPT 203-1 Instrumentation Lab Lecture Jennifer Kruschwitz
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
OPT 243-3 Opt Fabrication&Testing Lab Jessica Nelson
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
OPT 212-1 Matlab for Opt Majors II Lec Gregory Savich
MATLAB II for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211
OPT 211-1 Matlab for Optics I Lecture Gregory Savich
Teaches techniques of transforming continuous problems to discrete mathematical models. Students learn computational methods for solving problems in optics using high level software. Includes labs.
Monday and Wednesday
OPT 243-1 Optical Fab. and Testing Jessica Nelson
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
OPT 243-2 Fabrication and Testing Rec Jessica Nelson
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
OPT 201-1 Geometrical Optics Lab Jim Zavislan
Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
OPT 310-1 Senior Design I Wayne Knox
Specifications, project development, and project planning will include design alternatives and subsystem segmentation discussions. Prerequisites: Optics senior standing or permission from instructor.
OPT 320-1 Senior Thesis I Wayne Knox
Under faculty supervision, preparation for year-long independent research or participation in ongoing graduate group research. Students wishing to major in 'Optics' will register for this course. Prerequisite: Optics senior standing or instructor permission.
Tuesday
OPT 203-2 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
OPT 241-2 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
OPT 241-3 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
OPT 241-4 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
Tuesday and Thursday
OPT 262-1 Electromagnetic Theory Andrew Berger
Electromagnetic Theory: Maxwell's equations in differential form, dipole radiation, Rayleigh scattering, polarization,energy flow (Poynting vector), plane waves, wave propagation in air/glass/metals, reflection and refraction, birefringence, polarization-sensitive optical elements (wave plates and polarizers),applications to nonlinear and quantum optics.
OPT 101-1 Intro to Optics Thomas Brown
A discussion of the properties of light: refraction, imaging, diffraction, interference, the development of the microscope, telescope, laser, the Internet, information storage and display, and medical applications. Demonstrations. The EAS10X seminar/workshop is required for all students taking an EAS10X course for credit. Seminars discuss engineering and applied sciences in the real world, and provide overviews of Optics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Audio and Music Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.
OPT 242-1 Aberrations, Intrfer Metrs Brian Kruschwitz
Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Optics majors have more fun! Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261.
OPT 241-1 Geometrical Optics Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
OPT 246-1 Optical Interference Coating James Oliver
Optical interference in a multilayer stack and its application to anti-reflection coatings, beamsplitters, laser mirrors, polarizers, and bandpass filters. Prerequisites: OPT 262
OPT 201-2 Geometrical Optics Lab Jim Zavislan
Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving.
OPT 245-1 Precision Instrument Design Ethan Burnham-Fay
This course focuses teaching the multidisciplinary aspects of designing complex, precise systems. In these systems, aspects from mechanics, optics, electronics, design for manufacturing/assembly, and metrology/qualification must all be considered to design, build, and demonstrate a successful precision system. The goal of this class is to develop a fundamental understanding of multidisciplinary design for designing the next generation of advanced instrumentation. This course is open to graduate students in engineering and physics backgrounds although it has a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and systems engineering topics. This course is open to undergraduates who are in their senior year.
OPT 201-3 Geometrical Optics Lab Jim Zavislan
Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving.
Wednesday
OPT 212-2 Matlab for Opt Majors Lab A –
MATLAB I for Optics Majors
OPT 243-4 Opt Fabrication&Testing Lab Jessica Nelson
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
OPT 241-5 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
OPT 241-6 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
OPT 241-7 Geometrical Optics Workshop Julie Bentley
Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
OPT 203-5 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
Thursday
OPT 243-5 Opt Fabrication&Testing Lab Jessica Nelson
This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must be in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
OPT 203-4 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
Friday
OPT 212-3 Matlab for Opt Majors Lab B –
MATLAB for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211
OPT 203-3 Instrumentation Lab Jennifer Kruschwitz
This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
OPT 242-2 Aberrations,Interfer Met-Rec –
Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261.\